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SharePR Measure of Shared Reading Quality (SharePR)

SharePR


Access: FREE/Open Access

evaluation focus

Shared Reading Quality

applicable ages

0-9 months

available language(s)

English


summary

SharePR is an instrument that can be used to measure the quality of shared reading between infants and caregivers. The measure was developed based on an evidence-based conceptual model called SHARE/STEP. This model outlines behaviors to promote nurturing, interactive, and enjoyable reading with infants, much like dialogic reading with older children. SharePR items are based on behaviors outlined by this SHARE/STEP model.

 

SHARE/STEP Acronym:

    • S: Snuggle on the parent/caregiver’s lap
    • H: Let the baby hold and explore the book
    • A: show affection
    • R: respond to what the baby does or says
    • E: enjoy the reading process
    • S: stretch word sounds (ie. Child-directed speech)
    • T: talk about the pictures in the book
    • E: explore word sounds in fun ways
    • P: be patient

SHARE/STEP Themes:

    • affection and nurturing
    • multi-sensorial exploration
    • responsiveness
    • joint attention
    • serve-and-return vocalization
    • child-directed speech
    • building parent–child interest

Administration Time: <2 minutes

 

Reliability and Validity:

    • Internal Consistency: acceptable to good (rCo-α = 0.70, younger; rCo-α = 0.64, older)
    • SharePR scores significantly positively correlated with HLE scores in older children (p<0.05)
        • children’s books in the home (p = 0.01)
        • shared reading minutes/day (p < 0.001)
        • days/week (p = 0.07)
        • shared reading named as a favorite activity (p = 0.04)

Source: Shared reading with infants: SharePR a novel measure of shared reading quality | Pediatric Research (nature.com) (Hutton 2022)


supporting literature

Hutton, J.S., Huang, G., Crosh, C., DeWitt, T., Ittenbach, R.F. (2022) Shared Reading with Infants: SharePR a Novel Measure of Shared Reading Quality. Pediatric Research, 93(4), 976-984.
PDF: SharePR – 1 – Hutton 2022
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-022-02178-6

Hutton, J., Brown, C. (2019). SHARE THIS BOOK. Blue Manatee Press. Print.
Link: https://www.bluemanateepress.com/share-this-book